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front grill

Post by drifter02 » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:45 am

all you 2000-2002 neons what have you done to make your front grill more aerodynamic. It just seems like a freaking brick with such a open grill and front airdam.
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Post by gtxmag » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:51 am

I went to aco hardware and got a piece of gutter guard for about 3 dollars and put it in the bottom opening. looks just as good as a custmon made one and alot cheaper.
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Re: front grill

Post by MyNeonSaysHi » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:53 pm

drifter02 wrote:all you 2000-2002 neons what have you done to make your front grill more aerodynamic. It just seems like a freaking brick with such a open grill and front airdam.
:shock: :lol:
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Post by Wisher2 » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:20 pm

I think my 02R/T front looks hella smooth
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Post by atom » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:49 pm

Hes talking about stopping wind resistance.
Anyways, you need air hitting your radiator in order to keep your engine cool.
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Post by grambo » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:06 pm

I love my 01-02 R/T ACR front end. I think they look poo w/o that little 1" lip around the bottom edge.
Most of the "aero" kits you buy are not aero at all anyway. Wind tunnel testing is unGodly expensive.
I'd bet DCX did a bit more testing than any Super-Euro-Japa-Rean-Ninja-Black-widow-drift-JGTC-Camel Trophy-F1-snoop-dog kit.
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Post by BlackRoseRacing » Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:57 pm

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What he said :roll: :lol:
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Post by dblsg » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:18 pm

grambo wrote:I love my 01-02 R/T ACR front end. I think they look poo w/o that little 1" lip around the bottom edge.
Most of the "aero" kits you buy are not aero at all anyway. Wind tunnel testing is unGodly expensive.
I'd bet DCX did a bit more testing than any Super-Euro-Japa-Rean-Ninja-Black-widow-drift-JGTC-Camel Trophy-F1-snoop-dog kit.-banana-rama-galaxy-o-spoilers-too-wong-foo-kits
:wink: added a lil extra
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Post by BlackRoseRacing » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:20 pm

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Post by jonnymopar » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:36 pm

dblsg wrote:
grambo wrote:I love my 01-02 R/T ACR front end. I think they look poo w/o that little 1" lip around the bottom edge.
Most of the "aero" kits you buy are not aero at all anyway. Wind tunnel testing is unGodly expensive.
I'd bet DCX did a bit more testing than any Super-Euro-Japa-Rean-Ninja-Black-widow-drift-JGTC-Camel Trophy-F1-snoop-dog kit.-banana-rama-galaxy-o-spoilers-too-wong-foo-kits
:wink: added a lil extra
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Post by scneonchic » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:37 am

I made a grille out of gutter guard on my neon a couple of years ago. it turned out pretty nice for the money i spent :lol:
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Post by BlackRoseRacing » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:46 am

$7 for a 7foot roll I think I paid for aluminium diamond mesh from homedepot...
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Post by ManOnFire » Thu May 04, 2006 3:28 am

How did you get the diamond mesh to stick? and where did u attach it to? - duh i know the front of the car... lol

I have tried looking into this but get messed up when I actually try....
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Post by BlackRoseRacing » Thu May 04, 2006 6:49 am

I cut a little xtra to wrap around the fascia openings, then used a 2 part epoxy to literally glue the mesh to the back side of the fascia....
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Post by Praesepe559 » Thu May 04, 2006 4:43 pm

hey now! i love my Super-Euro-Japa-Rean-Ninja-Black-widow-drift-JGTC-Camel Trophy-F1-snoop-dog kit.-banana-rama-galaxy-o-spoilers-too-wong-foo-kit :P
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